Archive for the ‘writing’ Category


Vocab Vitamins

4 Comments// Posted in english, SPM, writing by on 10.31.12.

A common problem for most students is insufficient vocabulary when writing essays. The tendency to use ‘safe words’ such as nice/good/bad/cool results to the lack of oomph in their writing. When I started teaching in 2001, I’ve encountered such issue with students as they tend to struggle with using the correct expressions in their composition. […]


21st MELTA International Conference 2012

6 Comments// Posted in action research, english, ICT, learning, melta, MY-LIT, seminar, teaching, writing by on 06.03.12.

Date     : 28-29 th May 2012Venue  : Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The opening ceremony. This year, the conference is held at 2 venues, KL and Kuching. This has been my 4th time participating in MELTA conference, all using my own expenses. I perceive it as a good platform to share ideas, revive my learning styles […]


SPM Past Year’s Questions : Novel

4 Comments// Posted in english literature, exam, SPM, the curse, writing by on 07.23.11.

YEAR EXAMINATION ITEM ELEMENT TESTED 2004 Choose an event in the novel you have studied which you find to be most memorable. Give reasons for your choice and with close reference to the text, discuss the event. Plot 2005 ‘Love is important in a family.’ How is this shown in the novel you have read? […]


Of Debate & E-Lab

No Comments// Posted in debate, e-lab, module, writing by on 04.10.11.

Due to hectic schedule, I was on writing hiatus but I finally manage to update this blog of mine. Some of the updates are not really that up-to-date but well, something is better than nothing, no? Two weeks ago, I was the Chief Adjudicator of  the quarter-final round of the Parliamentary English Language debate of […]


How to Write Better Essays

No Comments// Posted in e-classroom, writing by on 05.03.10.

Slideshare is a great Web 2.0. learning tool where you can share PowerPoint presentations with practically everyone around the world. Based from the positive feedback, I believe knowledge sharing and collaborative learning would immensely benefit our Malaysian teachers and students as the knowledge that one possesses is not limited within the small community of educators […]